Penguin in Australia
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birdfeedingEmperor penguin turns up on Australian beach, thousands of miles from home
The penguin arrived on Ocean Beach in Denmark, Western Australia, on Friday, according to a statement from Australia’s Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA), sent to CNN on Wednesday.
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Belinda Cannell, a research fellow at the University of Western Australia, told Australian public broadcaster ABC News that this is the first time an emperor penguin has been seen so far north. The penguin may have followed a current north from Antarctica, she said. “What they tend to do is follow certain currents where they’re going to find lots of different types of food,” Cannell told ABC.
That is just sooo wrong. 0_o This world is fucked up.
The penguin arrived on Ocean Beach in Denmark, Western Australia, on Friday, according to a statement from Australia’s Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA), sent to CNN on Wednesday.
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Belinda Cannell, a research fellow at the University of Western Australia, told Australian public broadcaster ABC News that this is the first time an emperor penguin has been seen so far north. The penguin may have followed a current north from Antarctica, she said. “What they tend to do is follow certain currents where they’re going to find lots of different types of food,” Cannell told ABC.
That is just sooo wrong. 0_o This world is fucked up.
